Horse-car canopy



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l. P. E. DIBBLB4 HORSE GAR GANOPY.

No. 310,992. Patented Jan. zo, 1885.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

F. H. DIBBLE.

HORSE GAR GANOPY.

No. 310,992. .Patented Jan. 20, 1885.

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V UNITED STATES PATENT @einen FRANK H. DIBHLE, or NEW HAvnN,coNNncrrcUr.

HORSE-CAR CANOPY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,992, dated January 20,1885

Application tiled June 14, 1884, (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK H. DIBBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Canopies for Horse- Gar Horses,.of which the following is a speci fication, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in horse-car canopies, and has for its object to provide such a device which, when in use, will protect the horse from the sun and rain, and is readily removed and folded, and when so done occupies but a small space; and with these ends in view my invention consists in certain details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter, fully set forth, and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains may fully understand its construction and adaptation, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in Which- V Figure lis a view of my improvement, illustrating the Inode of attaching to a car; and Fig. 2 a plan view of the frame, the ycanopy being omitted.

Similarletters denote like parts in both gures of the drawings.

Secured to the dash-board is the bracket A, to which is pivoted the swinging frame B. To this frame is attached the support-rod C, by means of stays D, and at the outer end of said support-rod are hinged at E rods F G, the former extending upward and having its end formed into a hook, H, which is pivotally held by the staple I. 'Ihe rod G extends npward and outward, and has secured to its upper end the cross-rod J, a similar cross-rod,

K, being secured to the rod F.

From the cross-rods J K is stretched a canopy, L, of sufficient width to cover the horse.

Formed integral with the frame B, and eX- tending rearward, is a handle, It, the lower edge of which is adapted to engage with the toothed segment S and thereby be retained x in any position desired.

The adaptation ot" my improvement is as follows: The hook H is hooked into the staple I, and the swinging frame is pivoted to the bracket A, when the frame and canopy will be held in the required position by means of the engagement of the toothed segment and handle, as before explained, when the horse is perfectly protected from both sun and rain; and should the course of travel of the horse be changed, the canopy can readily be adj usted to suit such change by moving the handle to the desired position, where it will be retained by its engagement with the segment.

In the drawings I ha've shown my improvement adapted to acne-horse car; but it is ob vious that I can with equal facility adapt it to a two-horse car. Y

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction shown in the drawings, as the same may be varied considerably without departing from the spirit of my invention, the gist of which restsin the broad idea of a canopy for a horse`car, the position of which may be varied and which may be removed and folded.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is l. In a horse-car canopy, the swiveled frame B, connected to the support-rod C, and the rod F, havingits upper end formedinto thehook H, in combination with the rod G, toggle-levers O P, cross-rods J K, and the canopy, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a canopy, as described, the swiveled frame B, having handle It, adapted to engage with the segment S, and the support-rod C, to which are pivoted the rods F G, held apart by the toggle-levers O l?, in combination with the cross-rods .T K and canopy, as and for the purpose specied.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v FRANK H. DIBBLE. Witnesses:

TIMOTHY S. BRADLY, H. XV. SMITH. 

